Biography of William Allen
From HISTORY OF MADISON COUNTY
W. H. Beers [Chicago, 1883]
Page 1107
WILLIAM ALLEN. deceased, was born in Kentucky March 6, 1818, and was a son of Eliza and Nancy (Young) Allen, natives of Virginia. At the age of twenty-one years, he engaged in farming for himself as a renter, and thus continued for five years, when he bought forty-three acres of land in Madison County, which he sold and located on 300 acres his wife inherited from her father's estate. The widow has now 115 acres of the 300 left, together with property in Somerford. Mr. Allen acquired a common school education, and was Township Trustee of Somerford Township for a number of years. He was married, December 24, 1840, to Lucinda Wilson, who was born January 7, 1820, in Madison County, Ohio. This union was blest with one child, now deceased. Mr. Allen died January 5, 1882.
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Fall Genealogy Seminar
For anyone in your area who is interested in genealogy that they are invited to
the Annual Fall Seminar of Ohio Chapter Palatines to America:
Researching German Immigration in the 18th Century
Columbus, Ohio, Saturday, October 16, 2010, 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
Ramada Hotel and Conference Center
Four presentations by Marianne S. Wokeck, Ph.D., on Indentured Servitude
and Immigration to America in the 18th Century
Renowned author of Trade in Strangers
Registration Fee $45; Ohio Chapter PalAm Members Discounted Fee $39; Students ages 17-21 $20
Includes morning coffee or tea, Lunch and Gratuity.
Deadline October 4, 2010; For Late Registration add $5.
The seminar is the Culmination of German Heritage Week in Columbus
For more information visit
http://www.oh-palam.org/bookstore/images/2010fallregistrationform.pdf
or write to Ohio Chapter Palatines to America, P.O. Box 302, Worthington, OH 43085
Richard E. Hartle,
Publicity Chairman,
Ohio Chapter Palatines to America
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